In recent years, a number of man-made chemicals have been shown to be able to mimic
endogenous hormones, and it has been hypothesized that alterations in the normal pattern …

This report is an overview of the current state of the science relative to environmental
endocrine disruption in humans, laboratory testing, and wildlife species. Background …

A number of chemicals present in the environment have been shown to mimic or antagonize
the actions of steroid hormones, an issue often described as “endocrine …

A fully referenced, comprehensive scientific and technical report presenting the 1998 AMAP
assessment on the status of the Arctic environment with respect to pollution, including …

It has been suggested that chemicals and complex mixtures capable of modulating the
endocrine system may contribute to adverse health, reproduction, and developmental effects …

During the 1950s and 1960s, reproductive failures and population declines were observed
in fish-eating birds such as gulls, terns, cormorants, herons, and eagles in the Great Lakes …

There is a strong need for the development of relatively cheap and rapid bioassays for the
determination of dioxins and related compounds in food. A newly developed CALUX …

In order to understand the residue levels of organochlorine compounds (OCs) and their
accumulation patterns in wildlife inhabiting Chubu region, Japan, the concentrations of …

The development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on polyclonal
antibodies for the polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins is described. We previously reported …

Abstract Sediments in the Saginaw Bay region of the Great Lakes contain concentrations of
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that may adversely affect biotic species in various trophic …